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L Balneaves

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PubMed1999

Practical support for women with breast cancer.

Although emotional, social and informational support are well recognized needs among women with breast cancer, practical support has not attracted serious research attention. However, consumer advocates and researchers studying the subjective experience of breast cancer note that practical support may be a particular concern for some women. In order to document some aspects of the practical support issue and begin to render this element of the experience visible, a community-based consumer group conducted a preliminary survey of practical support needs of women who were living with or had experienced breast cancer. Among the 100 women who responded to this survey, there was considerable evidence that practical support may well remain an unmet need in the current health care climate.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1997

Evaluation of an interdisciplinary training program in palliative care: addressing the needs of rural and northern communities.

Our study was a pilot test of an interdisciplinary training program in palliative care to improve the quality of care to terminally ill cancer and AIDS patients in rural and northern communities in Manitoba. The program involved two weeks of intense palliative care training for nurses, social workers, physicians, and volunteers. Four teams were trained during a six-month period. A repeated measures design was used to assess the effectiveness of the program. Results indicated that health professionals' knowledge about care of the dying, care of individuals with HIV/AIDS, and attitudes toward care of the dying improved upon completion of the training program and remained improved three months following the program. Improvements in use of medications, increased attention to family care, increased discussion of DNR orders, and increased consultation related to symptom management were evident following the training program. The parallel training program for volunteers was also judged to be effective.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1995

Directions for palliative care nursing in Canada: report of a national survey.

This paper reports the results of a national survey of palliative care nurses conducted following a meeting of nurses at the Fifth Canadian Palliative Care Association Conference in 1993. The intent of the survey was to obtain information about Canadian palliative care nurses's perceptions of practice and professional issues. Eighty percent of respondents believed that palliative care nurses should form a palliative care nurses' organization, with the majority recommending that this occur under the auspices of the Canadian Palliative Care Association. Key issues of importance to palliative care nurses were identified. The two major issues of concern were (a) the need to develop standards of practice and (b) educational needs of palliative care nurses. Respondents also emphasized the importance of maintaining and fostering an interdisciplinary approach to palliative care. Results of this survey are to be further discussed at the Sixth Canadian Palliative Care Association Conference to be held in Halifax in October 1995.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed1994

Tune in to your client.

Discrepancies between a nurse's interpretation of a client's health status and the client's perception of health and care are common, especially in the area of pain assessment. When a client is elderly, this discrepancy can be compounded by physical changes and barriers of language and cognition.

Aged↗